Journal box



July 28, 1925.

A. T. KUEHNER JOURNAL BOX Fil'ed J' a 1.8, 1921 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jul 28, 1925.

A. T. KUEHNER JOURNAL BOX Filed Jime 18, 1921 s Sheets' Sheet 2 July 28, 1925.

A. T KUEHNER JOURNAL BOX Filed June 18-, 1921 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 portions.

Patented July 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES ARTHUR '1. KUEI-INERQOF ELKRIDGE, MARYLAND.

JOURNAL BOX.

Application filed June 18, 1921. Serial No. 478,646.

T (ZZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR T. KUEHNER, citizen of the United States, residing at Elkridge, in the county of Howard and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Journal Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved journal box particularly designed for use upon locomotives and has as one of its principal objects to provide a box embodying, in conjunction with'a sectional removable face plate, means for firmly and securely locking the face plate against accidental dis-- placement.

A further object of the invention is to provide means upon the upper ends of the sections of the face plate coacting. with means on the box body for locking the face plate sections against movement away from the box body, wherein should either the first or second means mentioned fail, additional means will be provided for holding the face plate sections against movement away from the box body and wherein means will be provided to extend between the lower ends of the face plate sections tying the sections at their lower ends to the box body as well as connecting the lower ends of the sections with each other to thus prevent spreadmg of the sections at their lower end And'the invention has as a still further object to provide a journal'box embodying,

in conjunction with the features previously mentioned, a shelf tying the legs of the box body together and removably supporting a grease cellar, wherein means will be provided for effectually securing the cellar in place, and wherein the shelf will be ,provided with means to coac't with the spring of the follower of the grease cellar whereby the cellar may be readily disposed in position without troublesome interference by the spring.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved journal box, parts being broken away and illustrated in section,

Figure 2 is a top plan View of thebox, parts being broken away and shown in section,

Figure 3 is a sectionalview on the line view of the shelf employed,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a slightly different embodiment of the invention,

Figure 8 is a fragmentary side elevation of the construction shown in Figure 7,

Figure 9 is a fragmentary section show ing a further slightly different embodiment of the invention, and

Figure 10 is a fragmentary'elevation of the construction shown in Figure 9.

Referring now more'particularly to the drawings, I employ a box body 10 in which. is mounted a crown'brass 11 supported by shoulders 12 on the legs of the box body, the crown brass projecting, as shown in Figure 3, beyond theouter side of the box body. Depending from the legs of the box body at the inner side thereof, is, as shown in Figure 5, a pair of lugs 13 and depending from the box legs at the outer side of the box body is a pair of lugs 14 the outer sides of which are flush with the outer side of the box body. Fitting snugly between the box legs is a shelf 15abutting the shoulders 16 on the legs andhaving pairs ofdepending lugs 17 and 18 mating with thelugs 18 and 14 respectively of the box body. Extending through the lugs 13 and17 is a tie bolt 19 and extending through the lugs 14; and 18 is a tie bolt 20. Formed in the inner end margin of the shelf medially thereof is, as 9 particularly shown in Figure 6, an inclined guideway 21 and extending from the rear end edge of the shelf are spaced ears 22. In the drawings, I have conventionally shown an axle 23 and a wheel hub 24, the axle being journaled by the crown brass 11.

Removably fitting between the legs of the box body upon the shelf 15is a grease cellar 25, the/side walls of which are provided at their lower margins with ribs 26 coacting with the shoulders 16 of the box legs while upon the upper margins of said side walls are formed similar ribs 27 coacting with shoulders 28 upon the inner sides of the box legs; These ribs and shoulders will serve to space the side walls of the cellar from the with spaced ears 29 mating with the ears 22 of the shelf, and extending through said ears are bolts locking the shelf in position. The bottom wall of the cellar is pro-- vided with a medial opening 31 therethrough and freely mounted within the cellar is a follower 32 to which is connected at one end a coil spring 33 freely received through said opening to coact with the shelf so that the springs will thus operate to urge the follower upwardly within the cellar for pressing a grease calre within the cellar against the journal of the axle. It is now to be observed that the cellar may, by simply removing the bolts 30, be withdrawn inwardly from between the legs of the box body and may thus be removed without either lifting or lowering the cellar or molesting the shelf 15. Accordingly, the cellar may easily be recharged, and in this connection the purpose of the inclinec guideway 21 becomes apparent. As will be seen, after the cellar has been removed and a grease cake is arranged therein, the spring 33 will project through the opening 31 in the bottom wall of the cellar therebeneath. Accordingly, when replacing the cellar, it becomes necessary before the cellar can be slidably shifted into place upon the shelf, to guide the lower end of the spring onto the shelf. This is done by simply engaging the lower end of the spring, after the cellar has been advanced sufficiently, with the guideway 21, when the cellar may then be further shifted into position, the guideway serving to ride the lower end of the spring up onto the shelf. At the inner ends of the ears 22, the shelf is provided with shoulders 34 while upon the inner ends of the ears 29 of the collar are formed shoulders 35 coacting, as shown in Figure 3, with the shoulders 34*. for limiting the cellar in its outward movement between the legs of the box body.

At its upper end the box body is provided with spring saddle recesses 86 and 37 respectively. Upstanding from the box body adjacent the recess 86 is a stop flange 38 and disposed within said recess is a liner 39 of hardened steel. As particularly "shown in Figure 2, the outer side wall of the recess 87 is cut away so that the recess opens through the outer sins of the b x body and is substantially T-shaped in general contour, longitudinally projecting intogral lugs 40 being formed at the ends of the recess at its outer side. Overlying the outer side of the box body and snugly fitting the projecting portion of the crown brass l1 a removable face plate. This to extend over the axle in mating relation.

In this connection, it is to be observed, as shown in Figure 2, that the box body 1s provided at its inner side with integral lateral flanges 42 while the sections of the face plate embody similar flanges 48 at the outer side of the box body. Thus, after the face plate has been removed, the box body may be shifted inwardly along the axle and displaced, the flanges 4-2 and 43 being provided, of course, to operatively coact with a pedestal. In thus forming the box, the box is, as will be appreciated, particularly adapted to be employed as a main driving box since the box may, at any time, be read ily removed to permit renewal of the crown brass. Formed on the sections ll of the face plate at their meeting ends, are up standing abutting lugs iel through which extends a tie bolt 45 connecting the sections, while at their lower ends the sections are reduced to provide depending'lugs 4:6 mating with the lugs 14 of the box body. As shown in Figure 1, the tie bolt 20, in addition to supporting the shelf 15 at its outer .end, also extends through the lugs 46 of the face plate sections rigidly tying said sections together at their lower ends and binding the legs of the box body against the side edges of the shelf 15 rigidly connecting said legs. It is to be observed that the shelf will prevent cramping of the legs toward each other while the tie bolts 11) and 20 will prevent spreading of the legs. Breathing will thus be overcome. Projecting laterally inward from the upper ends of the sections at the bases of the lugs A l lot) are, as best shown in Figure A, transversely 7 thus provide a'liner in the recess 37 corre sponding to the liner 39 while said lug sections also act to anchor the face plate at its upper end against outward movement away from the box body. However, in order to further guard against the contingency of outward movement of the face plate, the sec tions 41 are provided near the upper ends of the flanges A3 with rearwardly directed overhanging lugs 48 and upstanding from the outer corners of the box body to extend through said lugs are studs -19 additionally tying the sections of the face plate at their upper ends to the box body. Thus, should the lugs 47 break or fail to function, the lugs 4-8 and studs 49 would still serve to prevent outward movement of the face plate away from the box body. If desired, the

studs 49 may be formed on the lugs as to depend therefrom and the box body provided with recesses to receive the studs, this arrangement being merely the reverse of that illustrated. In Figure 3, a spring saddle is conventionally shown at 50, the ends of the saddle being received in the recesses 36 and 37 so that one end of the saddle rests upon the liner 29 while the other'end of the saddle rests upon the lug sections 47. Thus, as will be seen, the weight upon the saddle will operate to prevent upward shifting of the face plate. However, to remove the face plate, it is simply necessary to run the drivers up on a wedge, block under spring saddle to hold up the weight and then run the wheels off the wedge when, after removing the bolts 20 and d5, the sections of the face plate may be first shifted upwardly to dis engage the lug sections 47 and lugs'tS and then shifted laterally in opposite directions and displaced. At its outer side, the face plate is provided with an areuate clovetailed channel and secured in said channel is a hub bearing 51 of suitable wear metal.

In Figures 7 and 8 of the drawings, I have shown a slightly different embodiment of the invention particularly designed for boxes other than main driving boxes. In this embodiment, the vertical side flanges 43, as illustrated in connection with the prior embodiment of the invention are, as indicated at 52, instead of being formed on the sections of the face plate, formed integral with the box body. The sections 58 of the face plate are provided at their lower ends with rearwardly overhanging lugs 54 extending beneath the flanges 52 to mate with the lugs 14% of the box body while said flanges are cut away at their lower ends, as indicated at 55, in order that, as shown in Figure 8, the sections of the face plate may be lifted to disengage the lug sections 4L7 and lugs 48 from the box body. Otherwise, this embodiment of the invention is identical with the embodiment first described.

In Figures 9 and 10, I have illustrated a further slightly different embodiment of the invention comprising a feature which may be employed in conjunction with either of the prior embodiments described. The lugs at the lower ends of the sections of the face plate, as indicated at 56, are provided at their outer sides with recesses 57 the recess of one of said lugs being adapted to seat the head of the bolt 20 while the recess of the other of said lugs is adapted to seat the innermost of the nuts upon the bolt. Opening through the lower faces of the lugs are transverse slots 58 communicating with the recesses. This construction provides an arrangement whereby the bolt head and said nut will normally coact with the walls of said recesses for locking the face plate drawn to retract the bolt head from within its recess, the sections of the face plate may, being otherwise freed, be lifted upwardly and displaced without the necessity for completely removing the bolt, thebelt being adapted toride through the slots 58 as the sections of the face plate are ele vated.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A journal box including a box body provided with a recess, a face plate seating against the outer side of the box body and provided with means received in said recess to ooact with the boxbody lockin the face plate thereagainst, a lug upon the face plate overhanging the box body, and a stationary stud upon the box body extending through said lug for additionally locking the face plate against the box body.

2. A journal box including a box body provided at its outer side with pedestal flanges, a face plate seating against the outer side of the box body and provided with lugs extending beneath said flanges, and means extending transversely between said lugs securing the face plate to the box body, the lower ends of said flanges being cut away whereby the face plate may be Iihicitted upwardly and released from the box 3. A journal box including a box body, a face plate seating against the outer side of thebox body, and a headed tie bolt extending through the ends of the face plate securing said plate to the box body, one end of the face plate being provided with a re- 1 cess seating the head of the tie bolt and having a slot leading from said recess through the lower edge of said end of the plate whereby the bolt may be withdrawn to unseat the head of the bolt and the plate lifted by shifting said end of the plate upwardly over the bolt.

4. A journal box including a box body, a face plate seating against the outer side of the box body and removable directly upward with respect to the box body, and means extending through portions of the box body transversely between the lower end portions of the face plate connecting said end portions of the plate with each other 1 and with the box body, the plate being provided with means whereby said plate may be removed while said first mentioned means is in place.

, 5. A journal box including a box body, a face plate seating against the outer side of the box body and removable directly upward with respect to the box body, and a bolt extending through portions of the box body transversely between the lower end portions of the face plate connecting said end portions of the plate with each other and with the box body, the plate being provided with slots accommodating said bolt whereby the plate may be removed While the bolt is in place.

6. In a journal box, the combination of a box body having flanges to bear against a pedestal at one side thereof, a face plate overlying the outer side of the box body overhanging the body to provide flanges to bear against the pedestal at its opposite side, the face plate being removable directly upward with respect to the box body, and means extending through portions of the box body transversely between the lower end portions of the plate detachably securing the plate to the box body.

7. In a journal box, the combination of a box body provided at its upper end with a spring saddle recess opening through the outer side of the box body and having its end portions reduced in width to define lugs at the ends of said recess, a face plate seat- 111g against the outer side of the box body and formed of mating sections having companion fiat lugs mating edge to edge to snugly fit in said recess engaging said first mentioned lugs locking the face plate against the box body, and means extending transversely between the lower end portions of the plate sections connecting said end portions of the plate sections with each other and with the box body.

8. A journal box including a box body, a face plate seating against the outer side thereof and removable directly upward with respect to the box body, and means extending through portions of the box body transversely between the end portions of the plate connecting said end portions with each other and with the box body, the end portions of the plate being provided with slots accommodating said means whereby the plate may be displaced upwardly out of engagement with said means.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ARTHUR T. KUEHNER. [1,. s.] 

